Here is how to make meatloaf, the right way! Serve the meatloaf with the classic sides of ketchup, green beans and mashed potatoes or golden fries. Are you in for a traditional dinner tonight?
Meatloaf!
From a European point of view this classic one will definitely earn a place in the top 5 of typical and most well known American style dinners.
So what was one of the best ones I have ever eaten in America?
That was in Brooklyn, New York.
A long time ago, I can’t even remember what year that was exactly.
Classic Meatloaf
There is this restaurant by the name of Heights Café. We have been there twice and we love the food there. So the very first time we went we saw as a special meatloaf on the menu.
Sure enough I ordered that. And it was perfect because the texture of the minced meat was spot on and well seasoned. The meat was a little moist and not dry at all. It was served with classic mashed potatoes and also a couple of crispy lush onion rings.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Anyway, whenever I hear or read the word meatloaf, that is what I immediately think of because that one back then was gorgeous.
How often do you make a meatloaf at home?
How To Make Meatloaf
That meatloaf portion was huge and not surprisingly I couldn’t finish my dinner. I can normally polish off a plate of that food in no time.
Until I sat in front of that lovely plateful. It had 2 gorgeous slices of meatloaf, fluffy mashed potatoes, sautéed green beans and… also 3 crunchy fried onion rings.
I washed it all down with a couple of glasses of Brooklyn lager draft beer. What an pic dinner. I remember that it had been raining quite a bit that day and we were a bit cold. That meal lit up our spirits totally.
Ketchup
Anyway, a great food memory!
I served my meatloaf below with fries and green beans. And extra tomato ketchup on the side. Did you know that you can easily make your own tomato ketchup at home?
Also try out my tomato ketchup recipe!
Best cuts to make a meatloaf
Also buy a good quality ground beef – or a mix of beef and pork.
Best cuts to make a meatloaf are beef chuck, pork shoulder, veal loin, cuts with a little fat to keep your meatloaf moist and flavorful. Don’t go for lean meat or your meatloaf will be dry. Ask your butcher what cut he recommends and have him grind it for you on the spot.
I divided this how to make meatloaf recipe into 2 recipes: the first one is the manual recipe for if you are going to mix your ground meat and the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl by hand.
The second one is prepared using my fabulous KitchenAid Stand Mixer Mini.
Video Recipe
Watch my video of how to make meatloaf in my fabulous KitchenAid Stand Mixer Mini!
KitchenAid Bakeware
Not only the stand mixer is a KitchenAid one, even my bakeware is!
The crew over at KitchenAid Europe sent me this 5 piece bakeware set to try out.
Thanks a bunch: the bakeware looks just gorgeous on my dinner table. It is also the perfect baking dishes to make this recipe in!
Over to our recipe now, here is how to make meatloaf!
Enjoy!
How To Make Meatloaf
Here's how to make meatloaf, the right way! Serve the meatloaf with ketchup, green beans and mashed potatoes or golden fries. Are you in for a classic tonight?
- 1 ⅔ lbs ground beef (750 g)
- 2 oz fresh carrot (55 g), finely diced
- 2 oz fresh celery (55 g), finely diced
- ½ small onion finely diced
- 1 medium garlic clove finely diced
- a large handful fresh parsley finely chopped
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs or panko (40 g)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 small eggs
- 1 tbsp worcester sauce
- 3 oz tomato ketchup (85 g)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- garlic powder
- pepper
- salt
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Pour the olive oil in a frying pan and place it over medium heat. Then add the finely diced carrots, garlic, celery and onion. Season with a pinch of pepper and salt.
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Gently fry the vegetables in the hot oil for 5 minutes until they start to soften a little. Turn off the heat and let the fried vegetables cool down. Then transfer the minced meat to a large mixing bowl and add the freshly chopped parsley, half of the tomato ketchup, a good dash of freshly ground black pepper and salt, a pinch of garlic powder, the dried oregano, the mustard powder, the worcester sauce, the breadcrumbs (or panko) and the eggs.
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Stir or knead all the ingredients well. Then add the cooled fried vegetables to the meat mince. Stir or knead the mince for another 2 minutes. Pour the spiced meat mince in a baking dish and flatten the top with a spatula or the back of a tablespoon.
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Then cover the minced meat with the rest of the tomato ketchup.
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Bake the meatloaf in a preheated oven at 392°F (200°C) for 45 minutes until cooked through. Once it’s done, turn the oven off but let the freshly baked meatloaf rest in the cooling oven for another 15 minutes. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and slice it up. Serve with green beans and mashed potatoes or fries.
The KitchenAid Stand Mixer Mini Recipe
OK, so here is how to make meatloaf using my fabulous KitchenAid Stand Mixer Mini then.
Not only my stand mixer is a KitchenAid one, even my bakeware is!
The crew over at KitchenAid Europe sent me this 5 piece bakeware set to try out. Thanks a bunch: the bakeware looks just gorgeous on my dinner table. Excellent baking dishes to make this recipe in!
Here is how to make meatloaf, with KitchenAid!
Enjoy!
How To Make Meatloaf
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Servings: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ lbs ground beef (750 g)
- 2 oz fresh carrot (55 g), finely diced
- 2 oz fresh celery (55 g), finely diced
- ½ small onion finely diced
- 1 medium garlic clove finely diced
- a large handful fresh parsley finely chopped
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs or panko (40 g)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 small eggs
- 1 tbsp worcester sauce
- 3 oz tomato ketchup (85 g)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- garlic powder
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
- First of all make a fragrant sofrito. Place a pan with the olive oil over medium heat until hot. Then add the finely diced carrots, garlic, celery and onion. Season with a pinch of pepper and salt.
- Gently fry the vegetables in the hot oil for 5 minutes until they start to soften a little. Then turn off the heat and let the fried vegetables cool down.
- Transfer the minced meat to the bowl of the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and add the freshly chopped parsley, half of the tomato ketchup, a good dash of freshly ground black pepper and salt, a pinch of garlic powder, the dried oregano, the mustard powder, the worcester sauce, the breadcrumbs (or panko) and the eggs.
- Attach the flat beater and lower the mixer head. Select speed 3 and knead the minced meat and other ingredients for 2 minutes. Then add the cooled fried vegetables to the meat mince. Knead the mince for another 5 minutes.
- Pour the spiced meat mince in a baking dish and flatten the top with a spatula or the back of a tablespoon. Then cover the mince meat with the rest of the tomato ketchup.
- Bake the meatloaf in a preheated oven at 392°F (200°C) for 45 minutes. Once it’s done, turn the oven off but let the freshly baked meatloaf rest in the cooling oven for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the meatloaf from the oven and slice it up.
- Serve with green beans and mashed potatoes or fries. How to make meatloaf? Now you know!
Love this recipe…..dinner for us tonight. Thank you for this recipe.